The launch of the Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (MCEP) has caused the manufacturing sector in South Africa to boom, according to the countrys trade and industry minister Rob Davies
Industry
Renault to set up factory in Algeria
French car-manufacturer Renault is set to sign a pact with the Algerian government ahead of building its first manufacturing plant in the country
Vehicle sales in South Africa register 9.2 per cent increase in 2012
Vehicle sales in South Africa has shown a 9.2 per cent increase by the end of 2012 as compared to 2011, according to the country’s National Association of Automobile Manufacturers (Naamsa)
Unilever to build a US$90 million factory in South Africa
Unilever has revealed plans to build a US$90mn factory at Boksburg in South Africa
PPC to set up plant in Zimbabwe
South African cement maker PPC has revealed plans to build a cement factory in Zimbabwe in an attempt to boost the proportion of sales from outside its home market to at least 40 per cent by 2016